newsitems CoE : Call for International Investigations on Tragic Incidents Tops Votes in Resolution on Ukraine
CoE : Call for International Investigations on Tragic Incidents Tops Votes in Resolution on Ukraine
*Strasbourg/CoE/Angelo Marcopolo/- A last-minute Amendment urging to Boost International Investigations on a series of serious Tragic Incidents affecting Human Rights and Political Developments throughout all the process of the Ukranian Crisis, was, surprisingly, the only one which succeeded to win almost a quasi-Unanimity and gather by far the Most Votes among a CoE's PanEuropean body with Elected Repesentatives from 47 Countries in a New Resolution on Ukraine.
That move was the only one to receive 88 Votes in favour, against just 15 and 7 Abstentions, at the Plenary of CoE's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (CLRAE), while, on the contrary, all other among 9 Amendments, and even the entire Resolution as such, didn't manage to get but a much Lower score.
Only an Amendment "reaffirming (CoE's) commitment to a Peaceful Dialogue, on the basis of European Values, especially in respect of Human Rights, including Language Rights of National Minorities", tabled mainly by the experienced, out-going CLRAE President Herwig Van Staa, an experienced long-time EU/CoE Top Politician from Austria's Tirol, which had been "previously agreed at the Bureau", together with his collegue, the new CRAE President, French Senator Jean-Claude Frecon and others, as Van Staa himself reminded, did manage to get the Support of at least 82 Votes, against 10 and 12 Abstentions.
On the contrary, all other Amendments, written and oral, as well as the Final Resolution itself, failed to get more than about 70 or even 60 Votes, or so, (i.e. more than 10 or 20 Less), while various other were even Rejected.
Initially, among a list of "Serious Crimes and Human Rights Violations" targetted by that Top Call "for Independent and thorough International Investigations", were more or less Explicitly Included mainly the notorious "Maidan events in February 2014", (when unidentified yet Snipers reportedly shot and killed both Policemen and Demonstrators, provoking an outburst of Violence which notoriously topled an written Compromise Agreement concluded between out-going President Yanukovich and all Opposition Leaders, under the auspices of 3 EU Foreign Ministers from France,
Germany and Poland, that could have safeguarded the Unity of the Country), as well as "later on Odessa", (the atrocious Killing of more than 45 Dissidents, burned alive after being attacked by armed para-military groups imported from other towns, which rushed to ransack, destroy and burn down a Collection of Signatures for a Popular Referendum), but also "in Mariupol", and "near Donetsk", (where some "Mass Graves" of People atrociously Tortured, before being killed apparently in cold-blood, including several Women, were reportedly found recently), etc.
But, even without contesting at all the seriousness and the crucial importance of finding the Truth on so important Tragic Incidents as those cited above, it was, finally, considered preferable, by a lower Majority, to simply refer to all such exceptionaly Important and "serious Crimes committed against Human Rights during all the main events of the Ukranian crisis.
+ Meanwhile, mainly Russian MEPs had also asked to add, regarding the required "Investigations", specifically, an observation "expressing Concern about the Delay of the investigation of the Malaysian Boeing crash, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine", which has been "Urged" also "by the UN Security Council Resolution 2166", as early as since the "21 July 2014", as they reminded in further Amendments, which were, finally, put aside, by a lesser Majority, preferring to focus on the above-mentioned General Formula which covers all these particular matters..
(../..)
***
(NDLR : "DraftNews", as already sent to "EuroFora"s Subscribers/Donors, earlier. A more accurate, full Final Version might be published asap).
***
Main Menu
Home Press Deontology/Ethics 2009 Innovation Year EU endorses EuroFora's idea Multi-Lingual FORUM Subscribers/Donors FAQs Advanced search EuroFora supports Seabird newsitems In Brief European Headquarters' MAPs CoE Journalists Protection Platform
BRIEF NEWS
- 00:00 - 02.06.2021
- 00:00 - 18.10.2020
- 00:00 - 19.06.2020
- 00:00 - 18.05.2020
- 00:00 - 20.04.2020
- 00:00 - 02.02.2020
- 00:00 - 09.12.2019
- 00:00 - 27.11.2019
- 00:00 - 16.11.2019
Popular
- Yes, we could have prevented Ferguson riots says World Democracy Forum's Young American NGO to ERFRA
- Spanish People Elect CenterRIGHT Majority with 1st Party and Total of 178 MPs (6 More than the Left)
- Pflimlin's vision
- The European Athletic "Dream Team", after Barcelona 2010 Sport Championship Results
- Source Conseil d'Europe à ERFRA: Debatre Liberté d'Opposants à Loi livrant Mariage+Enfants à Homos ?
- Head of BioEthics InterGroup, MEP Peter Liese : "Embryonic stem cell research reaching its END" !?
- Spain: Jailed Turkish Terror suspect with Explosive,Drones,Chechen accomplices stirs Merah+ Burgas ?
- UN Head Ban Ki Moon at CoE World Democracy Forum : - "Listen to the People !"
Latest News
- EUOmbudsmen Conference 2022: Digital Gaps affect People's Trust threaten EF Project on EU Future ?
- French Election : Black Out on Virus, but Obligation for Fake 'Vaccines" Challenged
- Both French Presidential Candidates point at "Humanism" in crucial times...
- France : Zemmour = Outsider may become Game Changer in Presidential + Parliamentary Elections 2022
- PACE President Cox skips Turkey Worst (Occupation) case compared to Russia (DeMilitarisation) query
Statistics
Visitors: 59497112Archive
Login Form
Syndicate
Other Menu
*Paris/ACM/12 October 2008/-
When Europeans really feel a vital need to urgently launch common replies to challenging World Crisis, as the present Financial turmoil of Global Markets, they forge new decision-making tools and new dynamics :
The 1st in History EuroZone Heads of State and Government Summit, organized in Paris at the invitation of French President, and current EU chair, Nicolas Sarkozy, with the participation of 15 national leaders and EU institutions' chairmen, partly enlarged to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, after a highly symbolic duo with German Chancelor Angie Merkel, at General De Gaulle's birth-village, 50 Years after he welcomed there former German chancellor Adenauer (1958-2008), may have not one, but two results :
- The first, and more urgent, was to launch an "ambitious", "coherent", and "efficient" common European movement, able to stimulate "solutions" to the World Economic Crisis, as Sarkozy anounced from the outset : State Garantees (to new Bank debts up to 5 years), fresh Capital input (f.ex. by buying shares), support to distressed banks, (while also restructuring them), incite the European Central Bank to facilitate commerial bills europe-wide, etc.
"Acting swiftly", from tomorrow, national measures will quantify all these targets, with coordinated actions from all EuroZone's Governments : France, Germany, Italy and others, decided to anounce, at the same time, such concrete measures, according to agreements that we have already made all together, revealed Sarkozy at the final Press Conference, flanked by EuroZone's chairmen : EuroGroup's Jean-Claude Juncker, and Central European Bank's Jean-Claude Truchet, as well as EU Commission's Jose Baroso, to solemnly stress the will to find common European solutions.
- "United and Determined, all EuroZone's Countries will act to prove that Citizens can Trust" the Economy, Sarkozy concluded. If we attract also all EU's 27 countries, Wednesday in Brussels, then we can coordinate action with our American Friends at a Global level, he anounced.
- "With this new Toolbox, we do not want to serve Bankers, but to work for Europe and its Citizens' interests", added Juncker.
- "For the moment, we want to act urgently to regulate the Crisis. But the time will come when those responsible for this, will have to account for their actions. Yes to real Capitalism, No to Speculators. Those who abused, will face sanctions, Sarkozy warned.
Need stimulates activities which create new organs, say biologists, and Gordon Brown, compatriot of Spencer, the famous bio-Historian, would certainly not deny that, after his surprise visit to EuroZone's Summit in Paris, which attracted him one hour more than scheduled...
Decisions include also the creation of a Crisis-management European mechanism, which "requires constant Monitoring", as well as strengthening Economic policy cooperation between EuroZone's countries.
Sarkozy will be judged by History not just by the immediate Economic results, expected at the end of this week's decision-making proces at National and EU level, but also by the more far-reaching consequences at the aftermath of this Historic EuroZone 1st Summit : Will it succeed to become a precursor forging a New era in European institution's revitalization ?
Significantly, the French President sat, during discussions, between German Chancelor Merkel, and British Prime Minister Brown, facing the chairmen of EuroGroup, Juncker, ECB : Truchet, and EU Commission, Baroso, with Prime Ministers of Spain, Zapatero (a hot partisan of EuroZone's Summit) at his right side, and Italy's Berlusconi, at his left, surrounded by Austrian, Belgian, Cyprus', Finland's, Greece's, and Ireland's leaders, as well as Slovakia's, Slovenia's, Portugal's, Netherlands', Malta's and Luxembourg's leaders.
Meanwhile, those who tabled for a rift between French and German positions were faced with a smiling Merkel at De Gaulle-Adenauer's meeting place, a sunny Saturday morning, and a particularly active-looking Merkel inside the French Presidential Palace at Elysee's gardens on Sunday, (as happy few photographers discovered)..
- "De Gaulle's hilltop, at Colombey-les-2-Eglises, gave an astonishing overview to a huge landscape, entirely surrounded by splendid Nature, as far as eyes could see", said to EuroFora an obviously charmed German Journalist.
She was describing Saturday's inauguration of a High-Tech Memorial close to the Historic Giant Double Lorraine's Cross, built by famous Novelist Andre Malraux, to perpetuate the Memory of his famous call for "Resistance" to NAZI, and his vision for the creation of New Institutions and Franco-German reconciliation, to foster Europe's role in the World, also for the Future.
Children playing at Elysee's gardens before the Historic 1st EuroZone's Summit : What Europe's Future will look like ?